11 best films about controversial relationships, when it is one step from hate to love

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

What could be more interesting, how to observe an unexpected change in the relationship between a man and a woman? When seemingly cool communication or even misunderstanding, hatred, thanks to a series of life situations, suddenly turns into a passionate romance. Today we have selected the best films that show the development of passion in all details and once again confirm the saying “from love to hate is one step”.

"Girls" (1961)

The ageless Soviet comedy about the young cook Tosa and the handsome leader Ilya. Let it be a little naive, but such a romantic and sincere story that tells about girlish dreams, female pride and all-conquering love. About how difficult it is at times to give in, how difficult it is to forgive and how difficult it is to keep the bar high. It turns out that 60 years ago, girls were tormented by the question of how to combine heart impulses and not lose dignity.

"Gone with the Wind" 1939

The adaptation of the masterpiece by Margaret Mitchell has won the hearts of more than one woman and more than one film critic - eight Oscar statuettes and countless views. The plot of the picture is a mixture of love and hatred that the main character experiences against the backdrop of the American Civil War. A spoiled aristocrat, a rebel and an egoist, played by the incomparable Vivien Leigh, it seems that she loves only one - the poetic sophisticated husband of her friend. In addition to this problem, she has to solve another one - her family estate is ruined, and money is needed to restore it. Each of her subsequent marriage is just a way to restore her position. And in this life struggle, Scarlett O'Hara does not notice that she is truly loved only by her longtime friend Rhett Butler.

Pride and Prejudice (2005)

The popular novel by Jane Austen has already gone through eight adaptations and a number of shootings "based on". This is understandable - the historical drama, which tells about love and hate, is an incredibly attractive literary basis for lovers of melodramas. Several sisters are growing up in the Bennet family, and due to the deplorable financial condition, they urgently need to find worthy suitors. Soon they meet Mr. Darcy, who is young, charming and wealthy. However, one of the sisters, clever, but often haughty in public, Elizabeth, dislikes the aristocrat. She assumes that he wishes to end a friend's future wedding with her sister. But Cupid is relentless - Darcy falls in love with a proud woman …

Hi Julie (2010)

Another film adaptation, this time of the novel by American Wendelin van Draanen. The plot tells about the irony in human relationships through the example of two teenagers. Boy Bryce is a cute new neighbor of a girl named Julie. Their acquaintance leads to the fact that the girl falls in love. Unrequited, with tragic feelings, since Bryce, due to her shy and constrained character, coldly reacts to all her signs of attention. After six years of torment, Julie suddenly realizes that she was wasting her time on an insensitive fool. And the fool who has seen his sight suddenly realizes that he is in love with a young beauty.

"Breakfast Club" (1985)

A film from the category of "teenage", which forced many to look at youth cinema in a new way. Actress Courtney Love described the film as defining her generation. The plot tells about five schoolchildren who were charged with writing an essay as punishment. But the situation is aggravated by another thing - in addition to the fact that the students are locked for the whole day in the library, they are completely different in character. In one place and at the same time, completely irreconcilable, sometimes hated people are forced to get along - a jock and a nerd, a princess and a sociopath, a rebel. However, the time they spend together can make a difference. This picture after the release of the screen became a real hit. Moreover, the author John Hughes was so inspired by the success that he soon adapted the script for school theaters.

"Overboard" (1987)

An arrogant aristocrat accidentally falls out of the side of her own yacht. She has amnesia, and two are in a hurry to take advantage of this: one of them is her husband, who is tired of whims and longs for freedom, and the second is a carpenter, with whom she did not pay off the other day on a whim. The lady is surprised to find out that she has four completely deranged children, a husband who is always gone, and a house that is about to collapse. By the way, the main characters were played by Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, who have also been together for over 30 years.

"The Taming of the Shrew" (1980)

A wonderful comedy starring the incomparable Adriano Celentano and the charming Ornella Muti. What can be in common between a beautiful woman with secular manners and an eccentric man? Never mind! It is only an accident that makes a girl from high society spend the night in the house of the grumpy and angry farmer Elia. The man swore not to mess with women and has long lived as a bachelor. The beauty is surprised by his behavior, because she is used to the fact that all men admire her. Therefore, the taming of the obstinate is a matter of honor for her.

Painted Veil (2006)

Unloved husband, desired lover … Aristocrat Kitty is forced to live with the doctor Walter, but dreams of joining the charming but married Charlie. Her husband finds out about his wife's infidelity and accepts an offer to leave for a Chinese village, where a cholera epidemic is raging. The woman is free, but the refusal of her beloved Charlie to divorce her deprives her of ghostly hopes. She has to go with her husband, and she is frightened by the unknown. However, a new life opens up a new person for her, and Kitty realizes that she has always loved her husband. In addition to an interesting and vital plot, this picture also has incredibly beautiful scenery, because the main drama takes place against the background of China in the 1920s.

"Striped flight" (1961)

In a nutshell, the film is about how the barmaid girl tamed not only terrible predators, but also the impregnable mate of the captain. And if in more detail, then you will definitely enjoy moments of laughter in the company of Margarita Nazarova, Evgeny Leonov, Alexei Smirnov and other wonderful Soviet actors. By the way, the actress who played the main role was indeed a real circus performer and tiger trainer.

Life as It Is (2010)

Little Sophie is left alone - her parents were killed in the accident. Her godfathers Holly and Eric come to the rescue, since they are now the guardians. But adults, accustomed to selfishness, with completely dissimilar characters, find it difficult to get along within the same house. Is it possible that for the sake of love for a child, they will tame their ambitions and mutual hostility and be able to coexist at least peacefully?

"You've got a letter" (1998)

A wonderful melodrama about a couple who met on the Internet and even felt a light love breeze. However, in life they are competitors - a modern book supermarket threatens in the near future to ruin a small, but homely, cozy children's literature store.